Recent Solar Images

Here are a set of recent images of the Sun at various wavelengths, taken
by the SOHO and Yohkoh spacecraft,
the National Solar Observatories at Kitt Peak and Sacramento Peak, and
the Mauna Loa and
Mees Solar Observatories in
Hawaii. Images update periodically, and occasionally an instrument will
experience difficulties which may cause an image to be missing or be older
than other images displayed here.

To see solar images
obtained over the past two hours in sequence, click here. Click on an image to see a full size version.

Visit our Solar Space
Weather section to get more information about what
these images tell us about what's happening on the Sun and where these
emissions come from in the solar atmosphere.

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The two images at the left give information about the location of coronal
holes (left most image) and active regions on the solar surface (central
image). Click on the images to see a larger view that will help you to
identify regions of interest on the solar surface.